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Hannah Arendt & human rights : the predicament of common responsibility /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birmingham, Peg, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Arendt, Hannah, > 1906-1975.
Responsibility.
Human rights > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the problem of human rights
  • The event of natality: the ontological foundation of human rights
  • The principle of initium: freedom, power, and the right to have rights
  • The principle of givenness: appearance, singularity, and the right to have rights
  • The predicament of common responsibility
  • Conclusion: the political institution of the right to have rights.